The intensity of droughts and flooding in Africa has changed over the last few years. According to a survey conducted in 33 African countries, droughts had become more severe for half of the respondents. Flooding, instead, was less severe for four in ten interviewees. People from Uganda, Malawi, and Madagascar were more likely to observe that the droughts became more intense between 2016 and 2018, while people in eSwatini, Gabon, and Madagascar declared to have experienced more severe floods.
Perceived severity of droughts and flooding in Africa between 2016 and 2018
This question was phrased by the source as follows: ": In your experience, over the past 10 years, has there been any change in the severity of the following events in the area where you live? Have they become more severe, less severe, or stayed about the same?"
*The count includes respondents in Kenya. This question was not asked in Kenya.
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Afrobarometer. (August 30, 2019). Perceived severity of droughts and flooding in Africa between 2016 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271005/severity-of-droughts-and-flooding-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Perceived severity of droughts and flooding in Africa between 2016 and 2018." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271005/severity-of-droughts-and-flooding-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. (2019). Perceived severity of droughts and flooding in Africa between 2016 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271005/severity-of-droughts-and-flooding-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Perceived Severity of Droughts and Flooding in Africa between 2016 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271005/severity-of-droughts-and-flooding-in-africa/
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Perceived severity of droughts and flooding in Africa between 2016 and 2018 [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271005/severity-of-droughts-and-flooding-in-africa/
